“Upon execution of the search warrants, investigators arrested three Mexican nationals,” according to Capt. Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office.

He said that although no meth labs were found, it is common locally to find the drug in the hands of illegal aliens. The meth they’ve seen most often, Stout added, is not coming from the quick “shake-and-bake labs” that have spawned record busts this year across the state, but from Mexico.

Alejandro Ramirez Juarez, 26, and Elias Gomez Perez, 21, of 58 Dewitt Lane, were arrested at Juarez’s home at 61 Whispering Pines Drive. Juarez and Gomez were charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine.

Magdaleno Gomez Hernandez, 25, was arrested at his home on Dewitt Lane. He was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

They are currently incarcerated and awaiting trial.

Stout said the suspects and homes have been under investigation “for quite some time.”

<p>Local and federal agents raided two Hendersonville homes Jan. 7 and seized 2.4 pounds of methamphetamine – worth an estimated $108,800 on the street — and two vehicles. </p><p>Three people, believed to be in the country illegally, were charged in the raids and are being held without bond.</p><p>Investigators with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, the Hendersonville Police Department's Narcotics Task Force and federal agents executed search warrants at 61 Whispering Pines Drive and 58 Dewitt Lane around 6:30 p.m.</p><p>“Upon execution of the search warrants, investigators arrested three Mexican nationals,” according to Capt. Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.</p><p>He said that although no meth labs were found, it is common locally to find the drug in the hands of illegal aliens. The meth they've seen most often, Stout added, is not coming from the quick “shake-and-bake labs” that have spawned record busts this year across the state, but from Mexico. </p><p>Alejandro Ramirez Juarez, 26, and Elias Gomez Perez, 21, of 58 Dewitt Lane, were arrested at Juarez's home at 61 Whispering Pines Drive. Juarez and Gomez were charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine.</p><p>Magdaleno Gomez Hernandez, 25, was arrested at his home on Dewitt Lane. He was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. </p><p>They are currently incarcerated and awaiting trial. </p><p>Stout said the suspects and homes have been under investigation “for quite some time.”</p><p>Reach Weaver at emily.weaver@blueridgenow.com or 828-694-7867.</p>